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San'Layn Blood Death Knight PvE Guide For Mythic+

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Blood Death Knight
San'Layn icon
San'Layn
The War Within Season 1
Based on 50 Characters
From 3121 to 3657 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io's PvE guide for San'Layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons. This guide covers the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for Patch 11.0.7, based on data from the top 50 San'Layn Blood Death Knights in The War Within Season 1 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Wazowsky (Silvermoon EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 3657.

Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , this guide also examines each character's recent playtime, specialization frequency, and equipment choices for greater accuracy.

Top Blood Death Knights

  1. Wazowsky's icon
    1
    Wazowsky
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Mag'Har Orc | San'Layn | 640 ilvl
    3657
  2. Necrofrost's icon
    2
    Necrofrost
    Barthilas (US)
    Mag'Har Orc | San'Layn | 639 ilvl
    3494
  3. Kyrasis's icon
    3
    Kyrasis
    Area 52 (US)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | San'Layn | 639 ilvl
    3474
  4. Aythia's icon
    4
    Aythia
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Void Elf | San'Layn | 640 ilvl
    3459
  5. Salestrasz's icon
    5
    Salestrasz
    Frostmourne (US)
    Mag'Har Orc | San'Layn | 640 ilvl
    3388

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They determine the character's strength and overall playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various equipment pieces, consumables created by Alchemy, certain foods, some enchantments, and gems.

Each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. Optimizing a character's performance involves finding a balanced distribution. Here is the optimal way to balance San'Layn Blood Death Knight secondary and minor stats for Mythic+:

Secondary Stats

+5835
14% Critical Strike
+13916
21% Haste
+9556
43% Mastery
+8676
11% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike

Minor Stats

+581
1% Avoidance
+1793
3% Leech
+983
6% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Speed
  3. Avoidance

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Death Knight specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Death Knight class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Death Knight's overall capabilities. The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide San'Layn Blood Death Knights with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition and shows the best talents as a heatmap:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow deeper customization of the Blood Death Knight class fantasy, enhancing character builds. The following trees show the San'Layn and Deathbringer hero talents as a heatmap, highlighting the most effective choices:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

San'Layn hero talent icon San'Layn

Deathbringer hero talent icon Deathbringer

Best In Slot Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from various sources: dungeons, raids, world drops, crafted through professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the top items for San'Layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+, tailored for each equipment slot:

Head

  1. Exhumed Centurion's Galea icon
    Set
    Exhumed Centurion's Galea
    44
  2. Everforged Helm icon
    Craft
    Everforged Helm
    2
  3. Darkfrost Helmet icon
    Darkfrost Helmet
    1
  4. Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm icon
    Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm
    1
  5. Visor of the Ascended Captain icon
    Visor of the Ascended Captain
    1

Neck

  1. Sureki Zealot's Insignia icon
    Sureki Zealot's Insignia
    22
  2. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    15
  3. \
    "Emergency Stop" Keychain
    5
  4. Silken Advisor's Favor icon
    Silken Advisor's Favor
    3
  5. Elder's Hemolymphal Periapt icon
    Elder's Hemolymphal Periapt
    2

Shoulders

  1. Exhumed Centurion's Spikes icon
    Set
    Exhumed Centurion's Spikes
    42
  2. Prankster's Pauldrons icon
    Prankster's Pauldrons
    2
  3. Algari Competitor's Plate Pauldrons icon
    Algari Competitor's Plate Pauldrons
    1
  4. Earthshape Pauldrons icon
    Earthshape Pauldrons
    1
  5. Flesh Connector's Epaulets icon
    Flesh Connector's Epaulets
    1

Back

  1. Wings of Shattered Sorrow icon
    Wings of Shattered Sorrow
    16
  2. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    15
  3. Azureborne Cloak icon
    Azureborne Cloak
    5
  4. Exhumed Centurion's Drape icon
    Exhumed Centurion's Drape
    5
  5. Anvilhide Cape icon
    Anvilhide Cape
    2

Chest

  1. Exhumed Centurion's Breastplate icon
    Set
    Exhumed Centurion's Breastplate
    41
  2. Everforged Breastplate icon
    Craft
    Everforged Breastplate
    4
  3. Queensguard Carapace icon
    Queensguard Carapace
    2
  4. Algari Competitor's Plate Breastplate icon
    Algari Competitor's Plate Breastplate
    1
  5. Experimental Goresilk Chestguard icon
    Experimental Goresilk Chestguard
    1

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Craft
    Everforged Vambraces
    35
  2. Exhumed Centurion's Manacles icon
    Exhumed Centurion's Manacles
    4
  3. Vociferous Subjugator's Bracers icon
    Vociferous Subjugator's Bracers
    4
  4. Bracers of Umbral Mending icon
    Bracers of Umbral Mending
    2
  5. Clanking Cuffs icon
    Craft
    Clanking Cuffs
    2

Hands

  1. Exhumed Centurion's Gauntlets icon
    Set
    Exhumed Centurion's Gauntlets
    42
  2. Everforged Gauntlets icon
    Craft
    Everforged Gauntlets
    4
  3. Devourer's Gauntlets icon
    Devourer's Gauntlets
    2
  4. Algari Competitor's Plate Gauntlets icon
    Algari Competitor's Plate Gauntlets
    1
  5. Machinist's Searing Handguards icon
    Machinist's Searing Handguards
    1

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greatbelt
    16
  2. Exhumed Centurion's Baltea icon
    Exhumed Centurion's Baltea
    12
  3. Greatbelt of the Hungerer icon
    Greatbelt of the Hungerer
    9
  4. Belt of the Forgemaster icon
    Belt of the Forgemaster
    5
  5. Girdle of Somber Ploys icon
    Girdle of Somber Ploys
    2

Legs

  1. Exhumed Centurion's Chausses icon
    Set
    Exhumed Centurion's Chausses
    44
  2. Bloodbound Horror's Legplates icon
    Bloodbound Horror's Legplates
    4
  3. Everforged Legplates icon
    Craft
    Everforged Legplates
    2

Feet

  1. Everforged Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Sabatons
    15
  2. Ichor-Stained Sollerets icon
    Ichor-Stained Sollerets
    8
  3. Boots of the Black Bulwark icon
    Boots of the Black Bulwark
    6
  4. Exhumed Centurion's Sollerets icon
    Exhumed Centurion's Sollerets
    6
  5. Heritage Militia's Stompers icon
    Heritage Militia's Stompers
    6

Rings

  1. Cyrce's Circlet icon
    Cyrce's Circlet
    49
  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    15
  3. Key to the Unseeming icon
    Key to the Unseeming
    9
  4. Acidic Attendant's Loop icon
    Acidic Attendant's Loop
    8
  5. Binding of Binding icon
    Craft
    Binding of Binding
    2

Trinkets

  1. Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood
    39
  2. Algari Alchemist Stone icon
    Craft
    Algari Alchemist Stone
    15
  3. Foul Behemoth's Chelicera icon
    Foul Behemoth's Chelicera
    9
  4. Skarmorak Shard icon
    Skarmorak Shard
    9
  5. Swarmlord's Authority icon
    Swarmlord's Authority
    8

Main Hand

  1. Ulgrax's Morsel-Masher icon
    Ulgrax's Morsel-Masher
    22
  2. Charged Claymore icon
    Craft
    Charged Claymore
    9
  3. Drustlord's Greataxe icon
    Drustlord's Greataxe
    5
  4. Dismembered Submersible Claw icon
    Dismembered Submersible Claw
    3
  5. Everforged Greataxe icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greataxe
    3

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects associated with crafted items, either as predefined elements in a recipe or added with an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Given that only a maximum of two embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for San'Layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+:

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Duskthread Lining
    38
  2. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    17
  3. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    10
  4. Everforged Greataxe icon
    Ascendance
    9
  5. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    9

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Back, Chest, Wrist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here is a list of the top enchantments for San'Layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness:

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    22
  2. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    15
  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
    8

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    48
  2. Oathsworn's Strength icon
    Oathsworn's Strength
    2

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    21
  2. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    20
  3. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    4

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    40
  2. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    9
  3. Dual Layered Armor Kit icon
    Dual Layered Armor Kit
    1

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    34
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    11
  3. Cavalry's March icon
    Cavalry's March
    1

Ring 1

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    16
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    16
  3. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    8

Ring 2

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    18
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    18
  3. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    5

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader
    28
  2. Rune of Sanguination icon
    Rune of Sanguination
    20
  3. Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle icon
    Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle
    2

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession that provide stat bonuses to improve gear and fine-tune character stats. These gems can be socketed into various item slots, including Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings.

While the availability of sockets on these items is generally random when they drop, Head, Wrist, and Waist items can have a single socket added using the Nerubian Gemweaver , which costs 6 Algari Token of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Additionally, for non-PvP Neck and Rings items, sockets can be added with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting . This item, crafted by Jewelcrafters, can increase the number of sockets to 2 for Neck and Rings slots.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, the following are the top gem choices for San'Layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+:

  1. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    48
  2. Versatile Emerald icon
    Versatile Emerald
    43
  3. Masterful Sapphire icon
    Masterful Sapphire
    41
  4. Quick Sapphire icon
    Quick Sapphire
    35
  5. Versatile Onyx icon
    Versatile Onyx
    34

Citrine Gems

Citrine Gems are a new type of gem socketed into the Cyrce’s Circlet : a powerful ring introduced in World of Warcraft’s The War Within 11.0.7 patch. These gems provide a versatile range of effects to enhance performance in battle.

Obtained through various activities on Siren Isle, Citrine Gems are a compelling choice for adventurers wielding the Cyrce’s Circlet. Here are the best Citrine Gems for San'Layn Blood Death Knight in Mythic+:

Thunder Citrine

  1. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    37
  2. Thunderlord's Crackling Citrine icon
    Thunderlord's Crackling Citrine
    11
  3. Roaring War-Queen's Citrine icon
    Roaring War-Queen's Citrine
    1

Sea Citrine

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    44
  2. Seabed Leviathan's Citrine icon
    Seabed Leviathan's Citrine
    4
  3. Undersea Overseer's Citrine icon
    Undersea Overseer's Citrine
    1

Wind Citrine

  1. Legendary Skipper's Citrine icon
    Legendary Skipper's Citrine
    34
  2. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    14
  3. Squall Sailor's Citrine icon
    Squall Sailor's Citrine
    1

Races

Each race in World of Warcraft has unique traits that enhance abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits offer minor advantages, they can provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.

With Blood Elf currently being the top race for San'Layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits:

  1. Blood Elf icon
    Blood Elf
    13
  2. Human icon
    Human
    6
  3. Dwarf icon
    Dwarf
    6
  4. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    4
  5. Dark Iron Dwarf icon
    Dark Iron Dwarf
    4